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以儆效尤

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

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3–3–4–2 · yi3 jing3 xiao4 you2

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ji5 ging2 haau6 jau4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer) in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer